c/mtf · by SquishedFly@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 36d

Pre-op questions :3

Finally got my button surge appointment in a few months :3

I got some questions for all of this:

I've been tasked by my surgeon to buy a dialator set, a vaginal douche (I think that's it translated), water based lube and a good donut shaped pillow.

The lube and pillow I can see myself finding locally but where the hell so I get dialators and a douche from... Ideally I would want to avoid amazon. Do you have any EU based recommendations? Do pharmacies maybe even stock them???

Also from what I know, walking will suck. Is there anything to help? Like crutches?

I probably won't respond but still thank you for all the advice you have :3

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LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 36d

I have some from soul source and some from intimate rose.

I like both of them

als@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 36d

The dilators my hospital provided me are Soul Source brand but I believe that they're an American county. I imagine pharmacies, at least online ones, may stock vagnial douches as they are sometimes used by cis women too.

Walking will be impossible for a week and difficult for weeks after. You shouldn't need any specialised walking aid once you're discharged, but someone to support you will go a long way.

You will want to spend most of your time horizontal immediately after hospital, so a reclining sofa or entertainment setup in bed could be helpful.

will_steal_your_username@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 36d

I'm having surgery in less than a week! I think I'm being provided dilators but not sure about what else I will receive.

I've done and bought the following in preperation

Donut pillow
I'm gonna move my bed so it's easy to get in and out without bending
non-slip mat and stuff so I can comfortably use my laptop in bed since I'll be stuck there a lot
Sandals that I can easily put on without bending over
Sanitary pads to soak any blood or liquids
Large black underwear (black so any blood or whatever is harder to see, large so it doesn't rub against me and can fit the sanitary pads and whatever else I might be wearing)
Mattress protectors
High fibre food to combat constipation

Different surgery techniques have different recovery times etc so I dunno how applicable this will all be for you.

I've been using this guide/diary to help me out: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Joped/Suporn2015.pdf

Good luck with the surgery <3

theresa@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 30d

The hospital I was at provided Vagiwell dilators. They gave me the set with sizes 1-5 but I only ever used 3-5. I think you can buy them in a pharmacy. And a douche as well, probably. I’d say go ask and even if they don’t have them they can point you in the right direction.